is a child and adolescent psychiatry fellow at New York-Presbyterian Hospital.

Podcasts

What can Olympians teach mental health professionals about caring for student athletes—and others too? 

5 Personality Traits of Olympic Athletes

Blue light is associated with a host of physical health maladies, including obesity, diabetes, and cancer. But what does it do to patients with depression or bipolar disorder? 

Blue Light, Depression, and Bipolar Disorder

A deep dive into the history, side effects, and efficacy of a controversial drug. 

Four Myths About Lamotrigine

Although the new drug aducanumab has grabbed all the headlines, the future of Alzheimer treatment may be just as much about public health campaigns as it is about psychopharmacology. In this episode of Psych Pearls, we find out why.   

What Will the Future of Alzheimer Disease Treatment Look Like? 

Although depression is more prevalent among women, it may be more challenging to diagnose in men. This National Men’s Health Month, learn to recognize male depression’s symptoms and catch its comorbidities.  

What Makes Men’s Depression Different? 

Dr Sotsky is a fellow in consultation-liaison psychiatry at Columbia University Irving Medical Center with a part time private practice. She was formerly a chief resident at Columbia’s psychiatry residency program. Before medical training, she received an MS in Narrative Medicine, an interdisciplinary field that studies illness through a humanities lens. She is co-author of 

Conquering Lyme Disease: Science Bridges the Great Divide

 and has interests in medical education, psychotherapy, and medical humanities.

In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, physicians were thrust into unfamiliar roles, where they sometimes had to make life and death decisions. Here are a few of their stories. 

Teamwork and Trauma: a Conversation With Kasey Grewe, MD, and Niesha Voigt, MD

Although lithium is a first-line treatment that ranks high on the list of patient’s favorites, it has fallen out of general use, particularly in the United States. When lithium works well, its benefits tend to last. It is among the top medications that prevent hospitalization. More in this podcast.

Dosing Tips for Lithium: How to Improve Tolerability

When COVID-19 hit New York City, psychiatrists and other clinicians braved uncertainty and danger. Hear their stories on the PsychPearls podcast. 

Facing the First Days of the Pandemic: A Conversation With David Chong, MD, and Sara Nash, MD

What are the implications of maternal mental health not only for mothers, but also for children, families, and society as a whole?   